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NAT. RAYMER. 0F NEWHSTERLINGINORTH CAROLINA. Letters Patent'No.84,214,-aawa'1vqtmm17, 1ses.

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rm mam mama to in these Letter: meant and making ts: th same known thatL'NAT. Rumba of New Sterling, in thecounty of Iredell, and Stateo NorthCarolina,

have invented'ia new and useful Improvement in Preserved'ars; and'I dohereby declare that the following is}; full, clear and exactdescriptionthereof, which will enable those' skilledin theart to makeand use the same,- reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,forming part of thisspecification;

This invention consists in a. stepper or'ccrkfor fruit jars, provided ashort metallic tube, which affords a ready forextractin 'the air fromthe jarwith out the aid of steam oran -pump, and, also,-of heremeticallysealing the same, thereby adapting the jar to eta on a large scalenotenjoyed.

1n the drawingordinary use in families where facilities fol-putting up IFigure 1 represents a vertical section ofa jar, structed myinvention,and prepared, for

extracting the air therefrom. I

Figure 2'is a sectional elevation of the same, showing the jar as whensealed according to my process. Similar -lettem of reference indicatecorresponding A is the jar, which is suitable l I It has a flaring mouthor orifice,'B, in its upperend, to which is fitted a tapering stopper,0, provided with a short tube, D, of lead or other fusible metal.

' The operation is as follows made of tin or of any other Wheuthe jar isfilled with fruit. or other article ing the dered over, and the work isdone. v This operationis readily performed in families, or wherever itmay be desirable to put up or preserve fruit be preserved, the stopper0, having theshort metal tube D inserted in it, is introduced into themouth of the jar, and covered bysealing-wax or other sealingm'aterial,E. x V

The air in the jar is then-t0 be exhausted by. applymouthto the end ofthe tube and sucking out the air.

I Whenthe jar is exhausted of air,'the end ofthe tube is closed by thetongue w as to prevent the entrance .of air, and thetube-is pinched orflattened"vvith'apairv of pliers, or in some other manner, as seeirat f,fig. 2,

so that all entrance of air is precluded. l The tube is then cutcft'justabove the pliers or flattened place, as seen,-befo're the;pliers are removed, when-the end thus cut is fused with a hot iron, orsolfor'sale or use; 1 claim. as Patentv -As an article oi. manufacture,a stopper or corlr fiuit-j are, made as described,' viz, furni shed witha short metallic tube, throughwhich the air maybe. readily drawn, and bythe pressing together (if which the jar is hermetically-sealed.NATuItAYMER.

Witnesses Wm. I. DRAKE, O. A. CARLTON.

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